shes at two successive FIH events – bronze in the World League and silver in the Champions Trophy. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. Spain was in control during most of its 3-0 win in front of more than 73,000 fans. With Jozy Altidore suspended for yellow card accumulation, Arena has Bobby Wood, Clint Dempsey, Jordan Morris and Chris Wondolowski to choose from for his attack. “You face a difficult road now,” midfielder Darlington Nagbe said. raine to the top of Group I with a 2-0 victory over Turkey on Saturday in World Cup qualifying. green iron fence — it felt like the conversation between the out-of-favour opener and the head coach, which started in English before moving to Marathi, involved batting technique and feet movement. Mexicoleads with 17 points, followed by Costa Ricawith 14. ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. er to be found wanting — had seemingly cracked the code, staying in India for four-and-a-half years, as either chief men’s coach, or high performance director, or both.